Chapter 103: Immortal Blood Demon

When Li Fei appeared on the rooftop, the guards stationed around the perimeter of the convoy had already noticed him.

"The Green-Faced Ghost is here!"

"Fire!"

The Tiger Blade Gang guards on the perimeter either pulled out heavy crossbows or drew their pistols, firing one after another at Li Fei on the rooftop.

In an instant, gunfire erupted and arrows flew like rain.

Li Fei blocked his head with one hand, leaping rapidly across the rooftops, running toward the position of the "Red Qilin" in the center of the convoy.

There were over sixty guards on the perimeter, all carefully selected by Zhang Mingze, and their marksmanship and archery were excellent, so Li Fei was hit repeatedly!

The arrows fired by the heavy crossbows were blocked by the Level 3 protective suit under Li Fei's clothes and failed to pierce through.

As for the bullets, although they could penetrate the Level 3 protective suit, after most of their kinetic energy was dissipated, the remaining energy was then absorbed by 99%, also failing to break through Li Fei's defenses.

Li Fei charged toward the "Red Qilin" without slowing down for a moment!

Inside the vehicle, Zhang Mingze watched this scene and asked:

"Can you tell what kind of implant he is using?"

Yang Xuan, in the passenger seat, said:

"The possibility of a metal or water-attribute implant is higher, leaning toward the defensive type."

"But his Innate Qi is extremely aggressive."

Zhang Mingze touched his own chest and said coldly.

"It might be some kind of mutated attribute implant."

Yang Xuan said, "Private Secretary, are we just going to stop here and wait for him to come?"

After Li Fei appeared, Zhang Mingze had ordered the convoy to stop.

"No rush."

Zhang Mingze leaned against the leather sofa seat, watching Li Fei, who was getting closer and closer, with a calm expression.

At the same time, the guards sitting in the other vehicles of the convoy got out one after another and converged toward this side.

When the straight-line distance between Li Fei and the "Red Qilin" armored vehicle was less than twenty meters, he suddenly leaped down from the roof of a shop and landed steadily.

But in that brief gap, he was hit by three more bullets, because the number of gunmen stationed near the "Red Qilin" was the highest.

Clang—

Li Fei drew the steel saber from his back, blocked his face with his left hand, and then strode forward to charge.

"Go!"

Inside the car, Zhang Mingze suddenly spoke.

The driver started the car very calmly, jerked the steering wheel, and then stepped on the accelerator.

The dark gold "Red Qilin" turned out from the center of the convoy and drove rapidly toward the end of the street.

The dozen or so gunmen who had been guarding the side of the car ran rapidly behind the vehicle, while Li Fei, who had come with his saber drawn, was blocked by more than thirty guards rushing up from all directions.

These guards were all armed with sabers, among whom were several martial artists at the Body-Breaking Realm, and the rest were agile fighting experts.

Most importantly, every one of these guards wore an iron helmet and heavy armor!

Heavy cavalrymen separated their armor from their bodies when not charging, because wearing armor for long periods consumed a massive amount of physical strength.

Therefore, these heavily armored guards had previously been arranged by Zhang Mingze to sit in the cars to conserve their strength.

As firearms became increasingly popular in the Great Lan Dynasty, the role of heavy armor seemed less significant.

But this stuff was still an absolute sharp weapon for small-scale street fighting!

Especially when used against martial artists, dozens of ordinary soldiers in heavy armor swarming up would pose a danger even to a martial master at the Qi-Transformation Realm.

Zhang Mingze looked at the Green-Faced Ghost surrounded by dozens of heavily armored soldiers in the rearview mirror inside the car, the corners of his mouth curling up.

"Stop!"

When the car drove to the intersection at the corner of the street, he suddenly had the driver stop, and then sat inside the car to enjoy the battle behind them.

He had deliberately stopped to wait for Li Fei to charge over just so that the opponent could be surrounded by heavily armored soldiers after landing.

"How long do you think it will take him to kill his way over?"

Zhang Mingze asked.

Yang Xuan turned around directly and looked at the battle behind:

"He was hit by eight bullets in total during his charge just now. If he is only a martial master at the early Qi-Transformation Realm, I don't think he can kill his way over!"

"He must be at the early Qi-Transformation Realm."

Zhang Mingze said confidently.

If the Green-Faced Ghost were at the mid Qi-Transformation Realm, he would have been killed by the opponent on the spot back in the private room at the Qingyuan Fist Stronghold.

Not far away, Li Fei, surrounded by heavily armored soldiers, had a calm gaze as he slashed his saber forward.

A heavily armored soldier clashed sabers with Li Fei; with a 'bang', a notch was cut into the steel saber in his hand, and then it flew out of his grip.

Immediately after, Li Fei's saber broke through the heavy armor on his body, slashing a deep wound on his chest.

The man's vision went black, and he was slashed to the ground, his blood quickly staining the stone slabs red.

Having slashed one heavily armored soldier to the ground, Li Fei himself was hit by two sabers from behind, but he didn't care at all, continuing to slash forward.

Bang!

With a crisp sound, Li Fei slashed another heavily armored soldier to the ground, but the steel saber in his hand snapped as a result.

He simply threw away the broken saber, turned around, stepped, and shouldered, using the Mountain-Collapsing Style from the Blue Hand.

Bang—

Li Fei let his opponent slash him with a saber, while he forcibly rammed into them.

The powerful force gained by consuming 7 Blood Souls erupted; the soldier who was rammed had his chest collapse on the spot, spitting out a mouthful of blood, flying backward like a cannonball and knocking down three companions before stopping.

Li Fei leaped forward, grabbed the arms of two heavily armored soldiers with both hands, and then actually swung the two of them directly, rotating once on the spot before throwing them separately at the crowd around him.

The weight of over two hundred catties, including the person and the armor, seemed non-existent in Li Fei's hands; the two heavily armored soldiers were used by him as stones to smash people, knocking down a whole area.

Just as he was preparing to break through from the gap, two saber lights intertwined, slashing toward him at an extremely fast speed, leaving his vision a vast whiteness and his ears filled with the sound of breaking air!

These were two martial artists at the Body-Breaking Realm joining forces to slash at Li Fei.

Li Fei did not dodge or evade, blasting his fists out in front of him.

The next second, two crimson energy forces shot out through his body, shooting toward the two martial artists like arrows.

This crimson energy was naturally the Blood Sha Qi, which Li Fei had generated by consuming 7 Blood Souls at once before the Blood Pearl upgraded, storing it in his body in advance.

Every time the Blood Pearl upgraded, it would instantly replenish the consumed Blood Souls, so Li Fei utilized this point, deliberately consuming a large number of Blood Souls before the upgrade to store Blood Sha Qi.

However, the application of "Blood Sha" also had its limits.

As the Blood Sha Qi stored in Li Fei's body increased, his whole body felt a stinging pain; he guessed that if the Blood Sha Qi in his body continued to increase, it might harm his own body, or even cause the Blood Sha Qi to explode out!

And besides the increase in quantity, the enhancement in quality would also cause harm to the body.

After testing, Li Fei discovered that his "Blood Sha," like "Blood Rage," could only consume at most 7 Blood Souls at a time; any more and his body would not be able to bear it.

Therefore, back on the clock tower, before the Blood Pearl upgraded, he had consumed 7 Blood Souls at once to execute "Blood Sha," storing a high-quality stream of Blood Sha Qi in his body in advance.

This stream of Blood Sha Qi could leave the body without dissipating, used as a one-time energy force!

The two streams of Blood Sha Qi passed through the saber lights and shot toward the two martial artists.

The two martial artists were caught off guard, hit by the Blood Sha Qi, and immediately let out miserable screams, falling to the ground and twitching constantly, soon losing their breath.

"Energy force?!"

Inside the car, Yang Xuan exclaimed.

Innate Qi could not leave the body without dissipating; it could only injure people through physical contact, or be used to enhance one's own physical fitness. The only thing that could be used for long-range strikes was the energy force formed by highly condensed Innate Qi.

Zhang Mingze also finally couldn't sit still, turning around abruptly to look behind:

"Did you see clearly?"

Yang Xuan said in a deep voice: "I am very certain, that is energy force. This person is a martial master at the mid Qi-Transformation Realm who practices energy force!"

There was a hurdle between the early and mid Qi-Transformation Realm; only by crossing it could one have the opportunity to become a martial master officially conferred by the imperial court, from then on changing one's class and benefiting one's family and descendants.

Some people could cross this hurdle quickly, while others might never cross it in their entire lives.

Yang Xuan had been stuck at this hurdle for more than five years.

He was confident in defeating any martial master in Xingcheng, but if he faced a martial master who practiced energy force, he could not guarantee victory.

"Did he just break through recently? That's why he was so confident to dare to run over to kill me?"

Zhang Mingze stared fixedly at the battlefield behind.

He suddenly turned around, opened a crack in the left window, and ordered the people guarding outside the car:

"Go get the things in the trunk and get ready."

"Yes!"

The people outside immediately went to open the trunk of the "Red Qilin" and carefully took out a wooden box from inside.

"Private Secretary, won't this cause too much of a commotion?"

Yang Xuan clearly knew what was in that box and asked with some worry.

"The commotion caused today is already big enough; it doesn't matter if there's a bit more."

Zhang Mingze said, "Even if the things in this box can't kill the opponent, they can severely injure him. Then you can take action to solve this person!"

"Yes!"

Yang Xuan responded in a deep voice, then opened the car door and got out, standing next to the car with his pair of battle axes.

During the time the two were talking, Li Fei had already killed his way through the defensive line composed of more than thirty heavily armored soldiers, and all five martial artists among them had died at his hands!

He grabbed a dead heavily armored soldier to use as a shield, blocked the opponent in front of him, and then charged with all his might toward the "Red Qilin" parked at the street intersection ahead.

Bang bang bang bang—

More than thirty gunmen and more than thirty archers gathered together, firing at Li Fei one after another.

In the blink of an eye, the heavily armored soldier Li Fei was holding was shot into a hedgehog, and the heavy armor on his body was also beaten full of holes.

However, neither bullets nor arrows could penetrate the "human shield" in Li Fei's hands; only a few bullets hit his lower legs, but they also failed to break his defense. His speed did not decrease, and in the blink of an eye, he covered a distance of more than ten meters.

Suddenly, the steel armor implant in Li Fei's body stirred, making him aware of danger.

But this danger was different from the past, like a tidal wave coming from the front, overwhelming and about to drown him completely!

Li Fei immediately stopped his steps, moved the human shield aside, and took a look ahead.

He saw more than a dozen cylindrical objects being thrown over.

Li Fei was stunned, immediately squatted on the spot, and blocked his head with the human shield in his hands.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom.

A series of explosions occurred on the street, gravel flew, mud splashed, and smoke billowed.

These things thrown out were grenades!

This was also a weapon introduced from the West; compared to firearms, the imperial court had stricter control over such things. Although the Tiger Blade Gang had successfully obtained a batch of grenades, they had never used them.

This box of grenades placed in the car was originally prepared by Zhang Mingze for the Great Dragon Head of the Qingyuan Fist Stronghold; he didn't expect it to be used on the Green-Faced Ghost in the end.

"Is he dead?"

The guards stationed in front of the vehicles looked at the smoke and dust billowing ahead, unable to see the situation clearly inside, and did not know if the Green-Faced Ghost was dead or not.

"He should have been blown to smithereens by now."

Someone said.

Just now, everyone had thrown over twenty grenades at once; even if a Qi-refining martial master had been hit head-on, they would certainly be dead beyond any doubt.

"Watch out!"

Suddenly, Yang Xuan, who was wielding twin axes, shouted loudly.

Everyone felt a jolt in their hearts and stared intently.

They saw a tall, human-shaped shadow faintly appearing within the smoke ahead.

This figure was at least over two meters tall, with a massive build, completely different from the Green-Faced Ghost from just a moment ago.

"Has another expert arrived?"

Just as everyone was puzzled, following a dull thud, that tall figure broke through the smoke and charged toward them at an extremely fast speed!

"Fire! Fire!"

More than sixty guards fired at the opponent one after another.

However, the opponent braved the bullets and arrows, continuing the charge without the slightest reduction in speed.

Yang Xuan had the best eyesight among those present, and he clearly saw that the bullets and arrows hitting the opponent were all deflected!

"What kind of defense is this?!"

Yang Xuan was horrified.

The next second, the newcomer had already leaped over the final twenty-plus meters and slaughtered their way into the crowd!

They saw him wave both hands, and a vast expanse of crimson Qi energy was unleashed, shrouding the crowd.

"Ahhhhhh—"

Heart-wrenching screams rang out. After being hit by the crimson gas, these dozens of guards immediately saw their skin wither and their blood and Qi decay, wailing as they rapidly lost their lives!

"It's actually still the Green-Faced Ghost!"

Yang Xuan finally saw the newcomer clearly.

The green evil ghost mask the opponent had been wearing was gone, and the black martial robe on his body was tattered, revealing the dark green protective suit underneath.

This protective suit was stretched tight and also had many tears.

The neck, hands, and the skin exposed through the tears were all blood-red, and a shocking aura of Sha Qi emanated from the opponent's body!

"Has he undergone beast-transformation?"

Yang Xuan instinctively took a step back.

When the humanity of some martial artists is suppressed by the beastly nature of their implants, they lose control of their minds, and their bodies have a certain chance of mutating, changing in the direction of an exotic beast; this is beast-transformation.

At this moment, the Green-Faced Ghost's situation looked very much like beast-transformation.

After finishing off all the guards, Li Fei turned his head to look at Yang Xuan. Yang Xuan met his gaze and did not see the madness and bloodlust of one who had lost their reason, only calm killing intent!

Naturally, Li Fei's current situation was not beast-transformation, but rather the transformation skill he had just unlocked from the Ten Thousand Blood Pearl—Blood Demon.

Only when the total amount of Blood Soul is below 50% can Li Fei use this transformation skill; after activating it, he enters the 'Blood Demon State'.

In the 'Blood Demon State', all aspects of his physical fitness are significantly improved, and the power of all Blood Soul skills is greatly enhanced!

"Go to hell!"

Stimulated by Li Fei's gaze, Yang Xuan raised the battle axe in his hand and slashed toward the opponent with all his might.

Each of his battle axes weighed 67 jin, and under his full-force swing, he actually created a blur of afterimages!

Li Fei raised his right arm, letting Yang Xuan slash him.

*Clang—*

The battle axe broke through the air and slashed fiercely into Li Fei's arm.

Yang Xuan felt as if he had slashed into a thick pillar of refined iron; not only did he fail to cut in, but he was instead violently bounced back, and the massive recoil force tore open the webbing between his thumbs and forefingers!

Li Fei stood in place and took Yang Xuan's move. He lowered his head and glanced at his right arm, where there were two very shallow wounds.

He crooked his finger at Yang Xuan:

"Use more strength, I'm still fine."

PS: I originally wanted to finish writing this segment in one go and release two chapters as one, so that everyone could read it more comfortably. But I overestimated myself; while ensuring quality, 8000+ words a day is already approaching my limit.

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